Poetry Unit Days 1 & 2 Flashcards
the reinstatement in one’s own words of what we understand a literary work to say
paraphrase
central idea or message
theme
who or what the poem is “about:
subject
a short poem expressing the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker
lyric poetry
a poem whose purpose is to tell a story
narrative poetry
poetry that presents the voice of an imaginary character speaking directly, without any additional narration by the author
dramatic poetry
a poem written as a speech made by a character at some decisive moment
dramatic monologue
a poem written to state a message or teach a body of knowledge
didactic poetry
conveys an attitude
tone
a fictitious character created by the poet
persona
the literal meaning of a word as defined by a dictionary
denotation
overtones or suggestions of additional meanings
connotation
the author’s choice of words
diction
origin
etymology
a system of words refined from the grossness of domestic (common) use
poetic diction
the casual conversation or informal writing of literate people
colloquial
a particular variety of language spoken by an identifiable regional group or social class
dialect
literate speech more studied than colloquial but not pretentious
general english
the impersonal language of educated people
formal english
pictures/scenarios that come to the reader’s mind via descriptive language
imagery
